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United We Stand Tuesday, Dec 3, 2024
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"So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; it will not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire, and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it." (Isaiah 55:11)
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Woman Miraculously Reverses Abortion:
How She Saved Her Baby's Life
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A woman who attempted to have a chemical abortion and then changed her mind is speaking out, sharing her emotional story and the happy ending she experienced after abortion reversal treatment. Mackenna recently shared her journey with Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative law firm, appearing on camera while holding her baby girl—a child successfully born after Mackenna abandoned her plans to abort and sought help. “My story—our story—actually starts in late December 2023, when I had found out that I was pregnant,” she said, providing her jarring story while holding her young daughter. “And I just remember being flooded with an array of emotions, none of which, I’ll be honest, were happy, or joyful, or excited.”
After finding out she was pregnant, she ordered an abortion pill regimen online and had it shipped to her home. Despite internal hesitation, she took the first pill. “Immediately, upon taking it, and in the days leading up, I knew that that was not the right decision for me,” Mackenna said. “I continued to convince myself that it was, that it was the right decision for me, my family.” But she quickly realized taking the pill “was a major mistake.” She immediately did research and then reached out to the Abortion Pill Rescue Network for help getting access to abortion pill reversal and was provided with what she called “life-saving care.” “They put me in contact with a nurse practitioner Chelsea Mynyk, who prescribed me that progesterone,” she said. “It’s absolutely because of her and that abortion reversal medication that I got to look at her beautiful face today.” (Charisma News) Read More Here
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- Father we CELEBRATE protection of LIFE, the birth of this healthy baby and medical wisdom You've given to grant opportunities for abortion reversal! We praise You for life-saving measures for this precious little girl through the "Abortion Pill Rescue Network". Bless this organization and the medical team that have helped countless women with saving their babies! We pray for this child and many others who have been miraculously saved from abortion and declare they will grow to know, serve and love You as their Lord and Savior! By the blood and mighty Name of Jesus Christ-Amen and Amen.
- "If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, and you are that temple." (1 Corinthians 3:17)
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Biden pardons son Hunter Biden ahead of exit from Oval Office
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President Biden pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, after the first son was convicted in two separate federal cases earlier this year.
The announcement was made by the White House on Sunday night. The pardon applies to offenses against the U.S. that Hunter Biden "has committed or may have committed" from Jan. 1, 2014 to Dec. 1, 2024.
"Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter," Biden wrote in a statement. "From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department’s decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted."
The president went on to claim that his son was "treated differently" by prosecutors. (Fox News) Read more here.
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- Holy One, we release this matter into Your holy hands and ask You to use this matter for Your divine purposes in this nation. We know that there's double-talk, deception and unrighteousness when it comes to the law of the land in this situation, but sadly, it's also what we've come to expect from all levels of this administration. We pray for justice and righteousness to be released upon this nation and that those who have dishonored You would repent and realize their great need for salvation, in Jesus name.
- "'Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects; Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.'" (Job 5:17)
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Trump asks about 'J-6 Hostages' in response to Biden's pardon of Hunter: 'Such an abuse'
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President-elect Trump reacted to President Biden's surprise decision to pardon his son Hunter on Sunday.
Biden's move to pardon – a decision he previously claimed he would not make – turned heads across the country. In a Truth Social post on Sunday night, Trump suggested that Biden should have pardoned Jan. 6 protesters.
"Does the Pardon given by Joe to Hunter include the J-6 Hostages, who have now been imprisoned for years?" Trump wrote. "Such an abuse and miscarriage of Justice!"
The Trump transition team also reacted to the pardon for Hunter Biden. (Read more)
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- Mighty God, we pray for the full release, pardon and recompense for every J6 patriot who has been a political prisoner over these last many years. Father, we ask You to put it in President Trump's heart to pardon everyone of them when he returns to office, in Jesus name. May he also see fit to address the cruel and unusual treatment in the correction systems of DC and NY, in Jesus name. No one in this country should have to suffer the conditions and wicked treatment that these people are even now experiencing. Bless every imprisoned J6 patriot, in Jesus name.
- "Do not rejoice over me, my enemy; When I fall, I will arise; When I sit in darkness, The Lord will be a light to me." (Micah 7:8)
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Trump names Boulos, his mechuten, as senior Arab, Middle East adviser
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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump stated on Sunday morning that his mechuten Massad Boulos, a Lebanese-born billionaire whose son Michael is married to Trump’s daughter Tiffany, will be his senior adviser on Arab and Middle East affairs.
“Massad is an accomplished lawyer and a highly respected leader in the business world, with extensive experience on the international scene,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “He has been a longtime proponent of Republican and conservative values, an asset to my campaign and was instrumental in building tremendous new coalitions with the Arab American community.”
The president-elect added that his daughter’s father-in-law “is a dealmaker, and an unwavering supporter of peace in the Middle East,” who “will be a strong advocate for the United States and its interests.”
Boulos “was a critical figure for Trump in the swing state of Michigan, campaigning for the president-elect among Arab American voters,” the Hill reported. “Trump ended up winning the state again.”
“President Trump’s doctrine is peace through strength,” the billionaire told Sky News last month. “His main aim and target is to achieve peace in the Middle East. Lasting peace.” (JNS.org) Read more here.
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- Father, we pray that this man, Massad Boulos, walks in alignment with Your heart for President Trump, the USA and Israel, in the name of Jesus. We commit him into Your care and ask that You release ministering angels to watch over him and guide him into Your plans and purposes. May they expose any area in which he is not in accord with Your will and Your way and we pray that he would learn righteousness and come to know You as his Lord and Savior, in Jesus name.
- "Then He answered and spoke to those who stood before Him, saying, 'Take away the filthy garments from him.' And to him He said, 'See, I have removed your iniquity from you, and I will clothe you with rich robes.'" (Zechariah 3:4)
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Biden to Attend Trump’s Inauguration: White House
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President Joe Biden and his wife, First Lady Jill Biden, are planning to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, according to the White House.
“The president promised that he would attend the inauguration of whomever won the election. He and the first lady are going to honor that promise and attend the inauguration,” Andrew Bates, a spokesman for the White House, told reporters on Air Force One on Nov. 25.
“He views that as an important demonstration of commitment to our democratic values and to honoring the will of the people as we continue to provide an orderly and effective transition.” (Epoch Times) Read more here.
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- Heavenly Father, we pray for the inauguration of President Trump to be more peaceful than last time and completely secure, in the name of Jesus. We pray for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to be prepared to exit the White House and Washington DC without causing any further injury to this nation. We also pray for them to have the opportunity in their retirement to get right with You.
- "Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord! Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face evermore!" (1 Chronicles 16:10-11)
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1. Hezbollah violates ceasefire as tensions heat up on northern border - Israel Hayom
The IDF confirmed Monday that Hezbollah breached the ceasefire agreement by firing two mortars toward the Mount Dov (Sheba Farms) region, with no casualties reported in the incident. In a statement, Hezbollah claimed responsibility for targeting an IDF position in the Mount Dov area while accusing Israel of violating the ceasefire terms through military strikes and unauthorized flights over Lebanese airspace, including Beirut's skies.
"A short while ago, the Hezbollah terrorist organization launched two projectiles toward the area of Har Dov [Sheba Farms]," the IDF said on X. "The projectiles fell in open areas. No injuries are reported." Shortly after the incident, Lebanon media said that Israel attacked the Nabatiyeh region in southern Lebanon, with several casualties. Defense Minister Israel Katz vowed a "tough response" to Hezbollah's actions and Prime Minister, and Benjamin Netanyahu echoed this sentiment, saying, "Hezbollah launches are a grave breach of the ceasefire, and Israel will respond forcefully." He added, "We are determined to continue enforcing the ceasefire and retaliate for every violation by Hezbollah, be it minor or major."
French diplomatic efforts have intensified to prevent Israeli responses to ceasefire violations on Lebanese territory, with Paris seeking American support for this initiative. Messages from Washington to Israel over the weekend suggested that the IDF was "enforcing the agreement too rigidly" – a notably milder criticism than recent French statements. Israeli officials dismissed these concerns, maintaining that until the monitoring mechanism becomes effective, Israel will continue enforcement in line with US understandings. (Read more)
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2. IDF confirms: Strikes in southern Lebanon after Hezbollah violates ceasefire - Israel National News
The IDF this week operated in southern Lebanon, responding to violations of the ceasefire agreement by Hezbollah.
According to reports, the IDF on Monday targeted a motorcycle in Marjaayoun in southern Lebanon. Earlier on Monday, Al Mayadeen reported that an Israeli UAV struck near Hush a-Said Ali, in the Hermel area in northern Lebanon.
The IDF later confirmed: "On Sunday and this morning, the IDF operated in southern Lebanon in response to several acts by Hezbollah in Lebanon that posed a threat to Israeli civilians, in violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon." (Read more)
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3. IDF warns Iran not to try to smuggle arms to Hezbollah as Tehran sends reinforcements to Syria - Times of Israel
Speaking to Sky News Arabia, IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari says the military has seen Iran sending reinforcements to Syria amid the rebel assault there this week.
“We are closely following what is happening in Syria. We saw that the Iranian regime is sending reinforcements to Syria,” Hagari says to the outlet, according to remarks provided by the military.
He says that “Syria belongs to the Syrians” and “what is happening in Syria concerns Syria and not Israel” — but the IDF “will make sure that Iran does not smuggle weapons to Lebanon and Hezbollah.” (Read more)
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4. IDF calls for residents of Gaza Strip, Khan Yunis to evacuate - Jerusalem Post
The IDF Arabic Spokesperson called for residents of the Gaza Strip and northern Khan Yunis area to evacuate prior to strikes in the area in a Monday X/Twitter post.
"Terrorist organizations are once again launching rockets toward the State of Israel from your area. This specific area has been warned multiple times in the past," the post said.
It specified that residents of blocks " 2352, 2353, 2354, 2355, and 2270" should evacuate.
(Read more)
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5. Energy minister: Sovereignty in Judea and Samaria trumps Saudi peace - JNS
If the choice is sovereignty in Judea and Samaria or a peace deal with Saudi Arabia, he would choose sovereignty, Israeli Energy and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen says.
“It is important for me to say that between the Jordan River and the Sea, there will only be one state,” Cohen told Makor Rishon in an interview on Friday.
“The path of the ideological right has proven to be the correct one, and we must take advantage of [U.S. President-elect Donald] Trump’s rule to apply sovereignty in Judea and Samaria,” he continued. “We are already preparing the ground for annexation in Judea and Samaria.”
Long-time activists Yehudit Katsover and Nadia Matar, leaders of the Sovereignty Movement, an organization founded in 2011 to advance the idea of annexing Israel’s biblical and historic heartland, praised Cohen’s comments. (Read more)
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1. Newsom proposes $25M from state legislature to 'Trump-proof' California - Fox
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will convene the state legislature for a special emergency session Monday to propose a "Trump-proof" legal defense fund of up to $25 million for the state's justice department.
Newsom said in a statement the Golden State "is a tent pole of the country … protecting and investing in rights and freedoms for all people" and that officials "will work with the incoming administration and we want President Trump to succeed in serving all Americans."
"But when there is overreach, when lives are threatened, when rights and freedoms are targeted, we will take action," Newsom said. "And that is exactly what this special session is about – setting this state up for success, regardless of who is in the White House."
State lawmakers, who are majority Democratic, are expected to introduce the proposed legislation in the coming weeks. Officials anticipate the legislation will be signed into law before Inauguration Day on Jan. 20. (Read more)
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- Father, we ask that You move to dissolve this plan and bring about a heart change in California’s ideas. We ask that a move of your Holy Spirit will flood over this state run by Democrats to bring about a return to the Golden State’s beauty and freedom.
- “To grant to those who mourn in Zion— to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.” (Isaiah 61:3)
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2: Mexican Authorities Dissolve Migrant Caravan Headed to U.S. – Breitbart
Mexican immigration authorities dissolved one of the large migrant caravans moving through southern Mexico as they provided the group with bus transportation to other parts of Mexico and promised to help them with their paperwork. The move comes soon after Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum had phone calls with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump over the threats of tariffs if Mexico does not halt the flow of drugs, migrants, and asylum seekers headed north.
Over the weekend, members of Mexico’s National Migration Institute (INM) deployed buses to and aid to meet the more than 1,600 migrants from the Bendicion de Dios (God’s Blessing) migrant caravan that started their journey earlier this month in Chiapas. The group had walked more than 400 kilometers with the intent of reaching the U.S. border and requesting asylum. The agents told the migrants they would provide transportation to the states of Guerrero and Michoacan. Officials provided the migrants with aid and assisted them in preparing their paperwork so they could petition the U.S. government for asylum.
As Breitbart Texas reported, the caravan had been moving north towards Mexico City, where it was expected to dissolve as the migrants sought alternate transportation north via bus, plane, train, or private vehicles, as the members of other caravans have done in the past.
Despite deeply distrusting the INM, the migrants accepted the aid and got into the buses. The lack of trust comes as the INM has previously been accused of rounding up migrants in border cities and moving them to southern Mexico. (Read more)
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- Thank You, Lord, that the Mexican President heeded President Trump’s warning about tariffs. We pray for his ability to work with her on all issues without anger or retribution.
- “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.” (Col. 3:23)
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3: Trump’s Selection of Kash Patel to Lead FBI Electrifies America First Movement - Breitbart
More than any other personnel decision former President Donald Trump, the president-elect now, has made for his incoming administration, his decision to pick attorney Kash Patel to lead the FBI as the bureau’s next director has electrified Trump’s most ardent supporters.
That’s not to say his supporters are unhappy with any of the other selections–they’re not.
Trump’s supporters are very fired up about all of them so far, and excited as the former president builds out his comeback administration. But there’s something about the Patel selection that has really got the base jacked up and excited.
The raw energy with this selection may be because Patel is viewed as one of the movement’s most aggressive fighters–he was critical in the effort to undercut in Trump’s first term the Russia hoax against the then-president and then later led counterterrorism efforts in the White House–but it’s perhaps even more because of the distrust American conservatives have in the FBI over the past several years that finding someone who just will not appease the world’s preeminent law enforcement agency’s bad actors and will aim to steer the bureau back towards actually enforcing the law and away from political witch hunting. (Read more)
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- Lord, we pray for his nomination to go through and that Your wisdom fills Mr. Patel’s heart and mind, bringing strategies to combat the deep state and all of its evil tendrils.
- “The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.” (Proverbs 8:13)
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4: Trump Taps Massad Boulos, Tiffany’s Father-in-Law, as Arab Middle East Adviser - Breitbart
President-elect Donald Trump announced Sunday that he had named Christian Lebanese businessman Massad Boulos, the father-in-law of Trump’s daughter, Tiffany, as his senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs.
Boulous had already been serving in that role during the 2024 presidential campaign, famously promising that President-elect Trump would end the war in Lebanon before he took office — a promise on which he delivered.
Boulos has also reached out to Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas, even as the Trump transition team has deepened its ties with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Read more)
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- Father, we ask that You fill Mr. Boulos with Your full understanding of the situation in the Middle East, along with solutions that will bring peace and hope.
- “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” (Jeremiah 29:11)
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5: Trump Threatens 100 Percent Tariffs On Any ‘BRICS’ Nation That Abandons US Dollar- Daily Caller
President-elect Donald Trump threatened Saturday to impose 100% tariffs on any BRICS nation that abandons the U.S. dollar.
Trump warned the economic alliance — composed of markets in countries like Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — that moving away from the U.S. dollar to create a new BRICS currency will not be taken lightly under his incoming administration.
“The idea that the BRICS Countries are trying to move away from the Dollar while we stand by and watch is OVER. We require a commitment from these Countries that they will neither create a new BRICS Currency, nor back any other Currency to replace the mighty U.S. Dollar or, they will face 100% Tariffs, and should expect to say goodbye to selling into the wonderful U.S. Economy,” Trump posted on Truth Social.
“They can go find another ‘sucker!’ There is no chance that the BRICS will replace the U.S. Dollar in International Trade, and any Country that tries should wave goodbye to America,” he added.
After Russia faced global sanctions for its war with Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly hoped to position BRICS — which has expanded to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates — as an alternative platform for international payments, Reuters reported in October. (Read more)
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- Lord, we ask that all of these nations drop their plans to remove the US dollar, and move to restore international economic order. You alone understand what is at stake, with these plans, so we pray that You will intervene to protect the United States.
- “You who have made me see many troubles and calamities will revive me again; from the depths of the earth you will bring me up again. You will increase my greatness and comfort me again.” (Psalm 71: 20-21)
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6: Trump: Canada’s Trudeau Makes ‘Commitment’ To U.S. During Mar-A-Lago Meeting – Daily Wire
President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau committed to working with the U.S. on issues that Trump raised earlier this week.
Trump said that his meeting with Trudeau at Mar-a-Lago was “very productive” as the two leaders “discussed many important topics that will require both Countries to work together to address, like the Fentanyl and Drug Crisis that has decimated so many lives as a result of Illegal Immigration, Fair Trade Deals that do not jeopardize American Workers, and the massive Trade Deficit the U.S. has with Canada.”
“I made it very clear that the United States will no longer sit idly by as our Citizens become victims to the scourge of this Drug Epidemic, caused mainly by the Drug Cartels, and Fentanyl pouring in from China,” Trump continued. “Too much death and hardship! Prime Minister Trudeau has made a commitment to work with us to end this terrible devastation of U.S. Families.”
He said that they also spoke about energy, trade, and the Arctic — issues that he said he would address starting on his first day back in office.
Trudeau posted a photo of the two at a table at Mar-a-Lago and thanked Trump for the dinner. (Read more)
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- Holy Father, we praise Your mighty Name for a consensus with Canada on at least a few issues. We pray that Your power will come over Mr. Trudeau, to change his heart from a socialist view to a Christian one. Let Mr. Trump not be swayed by any deception or lies.
- “An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.” (Proverbs 18:15)
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Choosing Our Birthright Over Immediacy
The Daily Jot, Bill Wilson, December 2, 2024
Those who know the Genesis 25 story about Esau giving up his birthright for a bowl of stew may question how Esau could have ever made such a flippant bargain. As the story goes in Genesis 25:29-34, Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came rushing in and begged for some of the stew. “Jacob answered, “First sell me your rights as the firstborn.” “Look, I am about to die!” said Esau. “What use to me are my rights as the firstborn?” So Jacob gave Esau the stew, and Esau, “ate, drank and went his way.” Many interpret this incident as Esau’s really stupid decision to trade his birthright for a simple bowl of stew because he was self-centered and boorish. But there is a much deeper realization that impacts your life.
Scripture says, “Thus Esau showed how little he valued his birthright.” The narrative informs us that Esau was not concerned with something that would happen after he died (i.e., the birthright). Esau likely knew that he wouldn’t see the inheritance in his lifetime, because of what God told Abraham in Genesis 15:13-16, that it would be after 400 years of oppression that his descendants would return to the land. Esau was saying that he had no interest in something that he would not see in his lifetime, nor did he appear to care about his descendants’ inheritance. Esau obviously put his immediate needs far above the birthright promise of a great covenantal future as the Chosen People of God. If Jacob had chosen as Esau who “ate, drank, and went his way,” there would be no nation of Israel—and no redemption for all people. Read More
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President-Elect Donald J. Trump
Fills Cabinet Posts
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- Father, we ask your blessings upon this wonderful new transition team appointed by President Trump. Lord God, please teach them to work in unity as one with you to build America into what you want it to be. May righteousness lead them in any decisions that need to be made as this team unites all people of our nation. Thank you, Lord, for guiding them, protecting them and their families as You pour out your Spirit of truth upon each one. We are truly a blessed nation! Amen and Amen.
- "For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.” (Luke 21:15)
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And Now . . . Lion of Judah: ROAR!!!!
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"The Lord shall go forth like a mighty man;
He shall stir up His zeal like a man of war.
He shall cry out, yes, shout aloud;
He shall prevail against His enemies."
(Isaiah 42:13)
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NASA says SpaceX will launch its Dragonfly
mission to Saturn
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NASA has announced it selected Elon Musk's SpaceX to provide launch services for its ambitious Dragonfly mission that will place a rotorcraft lander at Saturn's moon of Titan as part of its New Frontiers Program.
Dragonfly's current launch window is from July 5 to 25, 2028, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The rotorcraft-lander will sample various sites on Titan, Saturn's largest moon, to determine its composition in different geological settings.
"The nuclear-powered rotorcraft will look for prebiotic chemical processes common on both Titan and on Earth before life developed," SpaceX said in a statement on Twitter.
The cost of NASA's launch contract with SpaceX is $256.6 million.
"Dragonfly's scientific payload will characterize the habitability of Titan's environment, investigate the progression of prebiotic chemistry on Titan, where carbon-rich material and liquid water may have mixed for an extended period, and search for chemical indications of whether water-based or hydrocarbon-based life once existed on Saturn's moon," NASA said in a statement.
Dragonfly is being managed by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., and has engineers, scientists and technologists who have deep space experience around the solar system from the sun to Pluto. Read More
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"Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?" (Heb. 1:14)
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"Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner, and I ask for Your forgiveness. I believe You died for my sins and rose from the dead. I turn from my sins and invite You to come into my heart and life. I want to trust and follow You as my Lord and Savior. In Your Name."
- Provided By: Billy Graham
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